Where does “olac” come from?

olac (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish اولاق, from Ottoman Turkish اولق, from Proto-Turkic oluk — hollowed-out tree.

olac (Romanian): messenger

Definitions

  1. messenger

Ancestry of “olac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاولاقcourier, messenger, a person who delivers messages
2Ottoman Turkishاولقgutter, conduit, channel, drain
3Proto-Turkicolukhollowed-out tree

Words derived from “olac”

Every word from Proto-Turkic oluk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اولق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اولاق →